Patents by Inventor Takashi Namima

Takashi Namima has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Game device and golf game control method
    Patent number: 11845003
    Abstract: Provided is a golf game that is readily intuitively playable by a user. An input reception section receives an operation input indicating a motion of an input device gripped by the hands of the user. A control section controls a motion of a player character in a game space in accordance with the operation input. An image generation section generates a game image. When a golf club held by the player character comes into contact with the ground in the game space, the control section drives a stimulus generation section disposed in the input device to stimulate the user's hands gripping the input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Reina Fukushima, Kentaro Motomura, Tatsuo Shinozaki, Takashi Namima, Masashi Muramori
  • GAME DEVICE AND GOLF GAME CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20210260472
    Abstract: Provided is a golf game that is readily intuitively playable by a user. An input reception section receives an operation input indicating a motion of an input device gripped by the hands of the user. A control section controls a motion of a player character in a game space in accordance with the operation input. An image generation section generates a game image. When a golf club held by the player character comes into contact with the ground in the game space, the control section drives a stimulus generation section disposed in the input device to stimulate the user's hands gripping the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Reina Fukushima, Kentaro Motomura, Tatsuo Shinozaki, Takashi Namima, Masashi Muramori